#34: Brian Butz on Impactful, Simple Truths in Fitness, Leading with Authenticity, the Pursuit of Mastery, Butts on Instagram, and More!

Brian Butz (@b.r.butz) is a personal trainer, coach at Onnit, and one of the most genuine, hardworking, and dedicated people I've ever met. From growing up on a farm in Pennsylvania, to joining the military, to working construction, fitness has been the backbone and catalyst to so much of what he's accomplished. Taking fitness seriously is a force for positive change in all aspects of one's life, and the same is true for Brian.

This episode goes deep. There is A LOT that goes into being a GREAT coach. Yes you've gotta know your anatomy and physiology, your basic exercise science, sets and reps and programming. But what you can never learn in school, is the art of applying all of that to real people to help them achieve real world goals.

Brian lives and breathes coaching, and everything he does is in an effort to improve himself so that he may be the best possible coach he can be. It's a never ending pursuit of mastery that he is committed to. With Brian it's palpable, you can hear it in his voice, and if you ever have the opportunity to train with him or be coached by him, you can feel it in the room.

It's not easy to be the best and healthiest version of ourselves. The gym might be the thing that gets us going. Wanting to lose fat and build muscle might be the initial motivator, but very quickly, it becomes way, WAY more than that.

PS. the part about IG butts is a hilarious quick story right near the end of the episode.

You can follow Brian on IG where his posts are always detailed, informative and entertaining. Be on the lookout for his Back to Basics program releasing early 2022.

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